Hosiery drying and pressing device



J. LIPSON ET AL HOSIERY DRYING AND PRESSING DEVICE Filed Dec. 28, 1935 Inventors Jo/m llfrsom Vflflnn/e/ [405 011.

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Patented Dec. 28, 1937 DIST TEs PATENT "OFFICE The principal object'of this invention is to,

proi'ride a means for drying hosiery in such a manner that the toe andheel gores will be finished with a smooth and uniform surface-from 5 which puckerso or "dog ears are eliminated in the final manufacturing operation, thereby producing a stocking having a very desirable ap- 'pearance and one that 'will be'extre nely com fortable to wear. v V. The principalfeatures of the invention consist "in the novel arrangement of pressingp'ads at .either side of the toeand heel portions of a drying form, upon which the hoses 'are stretched while in a damp condition and in the'novel co'rl '5 struction of "means for supporting suchpressing pads wherebythey are spaced frd-m'the drying form to permit the stretching of the hose-thereon and then brought into pressure contact with v the toe and heel portion and held thereto during the drying .and again withdrawn'to clear the hose and permit-its easy removal from the form -whendry.' I I V In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 1 is a side. elevation of r a hosiery 'Edrying form to which 25 thepresent invention is applied, a Figure 2 is an edge elevation'alviewpf thede- .viceshown in Figure 1 showing the pressing pads and'their operating supports in theextended position in full lines and in the closed or pressing Figure Bis a plan view of the device the'press'ing pads spaced train the crying rorm',

V Figure 4 is an'enla'r'ged crjo'ss sectionaiview taken onthe line 4-4 of Figure l' and showing the'presser pads in pressure contact with a stocking stretched upon the drying form.

Figure 5 is an enlarged "perspective detail of oneyof theI-pres ser pads and its supporting arm. Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional 'deltail on'the line 6- 6 of Figure 2 through the centre' guide for the member for operating the presser pad-carrying arms. I

' In the manufacture of hosiery the-hose are.

lpads permit the pads to adjust themselves to con- 'washed upon the completion of,knitting to re- ?45 move the dirt accumulated by the yarn in the knitting, operation, and: also the natural oils in the yarnpand thegdamp hose is usually stretched upon a steam heated hollow metal form to dry,

but no matter how carefully the'hose is stretched 50 on the form, the sutures of the toe and heel gores cannot be drawn taut enough to eradicate the dog ears, and it is the-purpose of this invention to apply external pressure over the sutures to effectively eliminate. dog ears and raised. 55 welts.

In the apparatus'here shown, the hollow, steamheated drying form I, which is of a Well known construction, is mounted on the steam pipe 2 and steam is circulated through the form around a central partition. A collar -3 of an abrasive or rough material surrounds the'forrnnear the bottom end to engage and hold the cuflf of the hose wh n-it has beenstretched on to'the form. 1

Secured to or forming 'par't of the base 4 of v the drying form are a pair of lugs 5 arranged on either side thereof, and in each of these lugs is pivotally mounted a rod 6, which is bent at right angles at the bottom and extends upwardlysubstantially parallel to the sidesof the form fl, the upper ends 1 being bentto extend longi- '15 tudinally of the foot portion 8 of the -form.

Sleeve brackets9 are slidably mounted on the upper, ends I of the rods 6, one being secured, adjacent to the heel portion 10 of the form and another adjacent tothe toe portion ll of the form on each rod, being clamped in place by set screws l2. These brackets 9 are each formed with a cross sleeve [3 in which a rod I4 is slidably mounted, such rodsbeing threaded at the outer end and provided with" a nut 14' to adjust the position of the inner end of the rod in relation to the form. A plate l5 of substantially triangular formis secured on the inner end of each rod i 4 by a hinge joint: l6, and a coiled compression spring ll surrounds each rod and presses against the end plate thereof; The plates l5are each provided with a suitable pad l8 preferably of heavyjfelt, which is secured in place by wire clamps I9, though other suitable means may be -provided.-

The pads at-the toe end are shaped to conform {to the outline shape of the toe and to extend inwardly so that the .pad will 'cover the toe section of the hose andextend completely over the suture,

and ,the'heelpadsareshaped 1 C h h V t section of the. hose completely covering the heel suture. L I The hinge joints between the rods 1-4 and the tours of the drying form when end pressure is ;-applied to the rods.

which swings over and bridges the foot section v of the dryingoform and engages the other rod l4. In operation'both rods [4 are sprung inwardly to apply tension to the clamp. This springing may be accomplished by the operator pressing upon the clamp as it is moved into place,

or the clamp may perform the operation automatically.

When the clamp is closed in the position shown by chain lines in Figure 2, the pads on both sides are pressed tightly against the hose stretched on the drying form, and the coiled springs l] are placed under compression, thus applying pressure against the hose directly over the sutures during the drying operation and effectively pressing out any inequalities between the sutures and the remaining fabric of the toe'and heel pockets.

It is desirable that the pivoted rods 6 be moved toward and from the drying form in unison topermit the placing and removal of the hose, and for this purpose each rod is provided with a sleeve bracket 22 secured adjacent to its hinge support .A pair of levers 23 and 24are pivotally mounted one on each of the brackets'22 and these are and stretched into place, the cuff being held by the collar 3. r The lever 28 is then raised and the sliding bar 26 retains a central position and causes the levers to swing the rods 6 uniformly inward bringing the 'pads simultaneously into contact withthe hose as described. The clamp 2i is then swung over the form to engage the pad-holding bar on the opposite side and apply pressure to'the pads.

A very efiective pressing of the hose is accomplished with the minimum of expense and effort.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A hosiery drying apparatus, comprising a drying form upon which the hose are adapted to be stretched, means for applying pressure locally at spaced points to the toe and'heel portions only of said hose during the drying-thereof whereby the remaining foot and leg portions of the hose are free to conform naturally to the shape of the form, and means for adjusting the toeand heel pressing means-in relation to the said form and to'each other to bring the same into accurate cooperative pressing relation with the toe and heel portions of the hose.

2. A hosiery drying apparatus comprising a drying form upon which the hose are stretched, a pair of clamping pads for engaging-the toe portions of the hose, a second separate pair of clamping pads for engaging the heel portions of the hose, and means for holding said respective pairs of'pads in-pressure contactrespectively with the toe and heel portions onlyof said hose during the drying thereof the heel and toe pads of the respective pairs being relativelyadjustable on said holding means to accurately vary-{their cooperative relation with the toe and heel portions respectively of the hose.

3. A hosiery drying apparatus comprising a drying form having a laterally turned foot portion over which the hose are adapted to be drawn, clamping pads adapted for engaging respectively the toe and heel portions only of the hose leaving the remaining foot and leg portions of the hose free to accommodate themselves to the form, and means for holding said pads in spring held contact with the hose, said means including displaceable arms having portions extending longitudinally of the laterally turned foot portion at opposite sides thereof from heel to toe and each having heel and toe pads mounted thereon.

4. A hosiery drying apparatus comprising a drying form over wluch the hose are adapted to be drawn, clamping pads adapted to engage the toe and heel portions of the hose, arms adapted' to move to' and from the form having portions substantially parallelling the foot portion of the ,form, sleeves slidably and rotatably adjustable on the parallelling portions of said arms at each side' of the foot portion of the. form, said clamping pads comprising heel and toe presser pads slidably mounted respectively in said sleeves, and spring means interposed between said sleeves and said pads to hold the latter'in pressure contact with the hose.

5. A hosiery drying apparatus comprising a drying form on which the hose are adapted to be mounted, a .pair of arms pivotally mounted to swing toward and from said form'having end portions turned laterally to extend from heel to toe alongside the form, a pair of spring members carried by each of the laterally turned portions of said arms, a separate pad actuated by each ofjsaidsprings to exert a pressure contact with hose mounted on said form, and means for adjustablypositioning said springs and pads on said laterally turned portions of said arms to effect the desired relation of the pads to the toe and heel portions respectively.

6. A hosiery drying apparatus comprisinga drying form, a pair of rods pivotally mounted at opposite sides of the base of said form to swing inwardly and outwardly, rods mounted to slide transverselyof each of the aforesaid rods. in

substantialalignment with the heel and toe portions respectively of .-the form, heel and 'toe pads 'respectively mountedon the transversely operable rodsfof eachiof the first-mentioned rods to engage respectively theiheel and toe regions only of the form, spring means for operating said rods toward the form,v and means for clampingsaid pivotal rods in a position to hold said pads in engagement with said form.

. ,7, A hosiery drying apparatus comprising a drying form 'uponwhichthe hose are stretched,

a pair of arms pivotally mounted to swing toward andfrom said form, presser pads mounted on said arms and adapted to engage the form, and an .,.arched clamp member pivotally mounted on one of said arms intermediately between the heel and toe region of the form and adapted to be swung on the said arm to bridge the foot portion of theform and engage the other of said arms to press the presser pads into pressure engagement withthe form. Y JOHN'LIPSO N.

NATHANIEL LIPSON. 

